The United Kingdom offers a wide variety of country walks. Devon is full of deep forests and beautiful coastlines. Sticklepath is a village, but the photos from this walk convey a sense of isolation from the outside world. I suppose this is a unique feature … Continue readingThe moss of Sticklepath
Preparing an idea for a shoot and executing it are two different things. Imagine a silhouette, a distant figure that sits or stands, carrying a book lamp. This person is very much alone. Everywhere they go they carry this light. Producing this little collection was … Continue readingNight reading: conception of an idea
What defines the separation between urban and rural? Landscape photography can be done in any setting. A photographer can point a camera at a park, inside of a city, and make landscapes. In fact, it’s possible to make landscapes with urban elements, like buildings and … Continue readingThe rural experience
As with so many different hobbies, photography is one of those that can be enjoyed as much in a group or alone. My introduction to photography started with a few workshops when I was much younger. This advice on some small projects helped me to … Continue readingPhotography as a community
A photographer has two missions with their photos, from a creative point of view. The first is to make photographs that can stand on their own; they each have a combination of color, subject, and light that create something unique. The second is to put … Continue readingCreating Micro aesthetics
I wouldn’t be surprised if coastlines were the most photographed places in the world. It begs the inevitable question as a photographer: how do you make an overly shot location still look interesting? I don’t pretend to have solution in this photo set. Back when … Continue readingThe coastal experience
We live in a time in which our surroundings are closed down. By being outside, we might cause involuntary harm to someone. I believe this has changed our senses as street photographers. This pandemic has reshaped how I act towards people with my camera. There … Continue reading“Photowalks” as the new normal
As one of the hottest Septembers in Bordeaux I can remember, I made a point of photographing the mornings and evenings, while avoiding the midday heat. Being outside, early in the morning at this time of year was full of nostalgia for when I would … Continue readingBordeaux in September
The Nyons Thursday market has been running since at least the middle ages. I believe that lockdown was the first time is ceased. It went through Vichy, and liberation (which is celebrated as the August 15th Mediterranean D-Day). Before I set out to photograph today’s … Continue readingThe market scene